Improvement in liquid receptacles and funnels



N'PETERB. PHOTWLITHOGRAFHER. WASHINGTON D C I LILY I duidt ittz WILLIAMII. MUMLER, 0F

BoSToN, MASSACHUSETTS;

Letters Patent No. 113,786, dated April 18, 1871.

IMPRQVEMENT IN LIQUID RECEPTACLES AND FUVNNELS. r

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera 'Patent and making part of thesame.

To allrwhom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. MUMLER, ofBoston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented au Improved Liquid Receptacle and Funnel combined, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing making part of this specification, in which-V Figure 1 is a perspective view of a liquid receptacle and funnelcombined, constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the center of the same, theposition of the parts being changed.

Myv invention-relates to `certain improvements in receptacles forliquids .provided with a funnel, and consists, chiei'ly, in alid orcover so constructed that, when thrown up, it will engage with thevalverod so as to hold the valve up olf its seat and open the passagefrom the bottom of the receptacle to its funnel, thus allowing theliquid contents thereof to be discharged into a vessel placedthereunder.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention,I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out,4 L

In the said drawing- 'A is a receptacle for holding liquids, o'f theform shown, and supported by legs a.

The bottom of the receptacle is of concave form, its lowest point beingits center, which is provided with a circular opening, b, into which issnugly fitted the top b of a tapering funnel, B, the length of which issomewhat less than that of one of the legs al The top of the funnelprojects up a trifiing distance beyond the center of the bottom, so asto aiord a proper seat for the elastic packing c of a Valve, G, to restonfwithout possibility of leakage.

This valve is loosely fitted to the lower end of a short uprightspindle, d, in order thatit may turn in a horizontal plane and adaptitself readily to a position which will enable its being closed tightlyimmediately on its being brought down upon the top of the funnel.

The center of the bottom of the valve is provided with a short rod, e,which passes into a guide, f, of corresponding form, secured near thetop of the funnel and concentric therewith, whereby the axis ofthevalve, whether up or down, is always kept'in the sam line as the centerof' the funnel.

The upper end of the valve-spindle al is pivoted at 5 to theJ `end of ashort horizontal or nearly horizontal lever D, whose fulcrum 6 is at thetop of an upright standard, g, secured at its bottom by solder orotherwise to the bottom of the receptacle.

The end of the lever D, opposite to that to which is pivoted the spindled, is pivoted to the foot of a long upright rod, E, which passes upthrough a small closed portion, 7, of the top of the receptacle adjacentto the handle h.

The portion of this rod E projecting above the top of the-receptacleis'surrouuded by aspiral spring, fi, lthe lower end of the springresting on the receptacle, and its upper end bearing against the underside of a circular cap or kuob,-k, on the top of the said rod. v

The upper surface of this projection is provided with a depression, 8,of concave form, for the reception of a hook, l, formed on the upperside 'of the lid or cover G, pivoted at 9 to the portion 7 of the top ofthe receptacle permanently closed, and through which the upright rod Epasses.

When thel receptacle is ready to be filled the valve is closed upon itsseat, and the hook on the cover AGf is not caught over the edge of thecircular knob k, the spring i raising the rod E and, through theconnections previously described, bringing the yielding packing c of thevalve tightly down upon th`e projecting rim at the top of the funnel,thereby closing the opening b thereto and preventing the discharge ofthe .liquid as desired..

When, however, the liquid contents of the receptacle are to bedischarged the knob k is pressed down by the thumb against theresistance of the spring i, and the lid or cover G is swung back sowasto enable .its hookl to engage with and lock over the edge of ing water,tea, coi'ee, and other beverages for use in hotels, &c.

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What I claim as my-invention, and desire to secure by Letters Yatent, asan improvementin liquid receptacles and funnels combined, is l The valveC, with its lever D, rod E, and'spiral spring i, in combination with thecover G provided with a hook, l, arranged and` operating substantiallyin the manner and for the purpose described.

Witness' my hand this lst day of March, A. D.

WILLIAM H. MUMLER.

Witnesses:-

P. E. Tnscnmuncnnn, W. J. CAMBRIDGE.

